Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura is the last living man born in the 19th century, and, at 116 years old, the oldest man in the world. He was born on April 19th of 1897 and has lived to see 4 Japanese emperors and 61 prime ministers.

Once upon a time, there was a teacher looking for ways to help her students tell a story. She wanted to give them a variety of tools from which to construct their stories. At their school were computer labs, iPad carts, and a BYOD policy. With all those options, she knew there had to be more than just Microsoft Word.